Tag: Vlad Ivanov

Interview: Mara Bugarin & Șerban Lazarovici – Metronom

His filmography actually dates back to being a script supervisor on masterwork 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days, so Romanian filmmaker Alexandru Belc...

Servants | Review

A Separate Peace: Ostrochovský Crafts a Church Noir for Sophomore Feature For his sophomore narrative feature, Slovak director Ivan Ostrochovský recuperates a uniquely chilling scenario...

The Whistlers | Review

If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle: Porumboiu Goes Mainstream with Neo-noir Romanian New Wave alum Corneliu Porumboiu makes a marked departure with his latest...

2019 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 6 – Corneliu Porumboiu’s The Whistlers

Making his way up the "Croisette ladder", Corneliu Porumboiu first arrived in Cannes (and helped launched what was known as the Romanian New Wave)...

Criterion Collection: 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2007) | Blu-ray Review

The crown jewel of the New Romanian Cinema was Cristian Mungiu’s controversial abortion drama 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days, which took...

Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #47. The Passenger – Corneliu Porumboiu

The Passenger Another New Romanian Wave essential, Corneliu Porumboiu borrows a moniker from Antonioni for his fifth feature, The Passenger (previously known as Gomera). A...

Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2018: # 27. Laszlo Nemes’ Sunset

Sunset Anticipation is high for the sophomore film from Hungary’s Laszlo Nemes following his grueling Holocaust drama Son of Saul (interview), which took home the Grand...

Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2018: #31. Corneliu Porumboiu’s Gomera

Gomera A key member of the Romanian New Wave, Corneliu Porumboiu remains a tad obscured by the likes of fellow countrymen Cristian Mungiu and Cristi...

Toni Erdmann | Review

Tony Toni Tone: Maren Ade Returns with Profound Portrait of Estranged Family Members Comedic films coming out of Germany, at least those nabbing international acclaim...

True Crimes | 2016 Warsaw Film Festival Review

Cold Communist Files: Avranas Paints Unorthodox Procedural into Mincing Eurotrash A late addition to the Greek Weird Wave thanks to his 2013 sophomore title Miss...

2016 Cannes Critics’ Panel Day 9: ‎Cristian Mungiu Teaches Masterclass with “Graduation”

Winner of the Palme d'Or in a heavily stacked 2007 field that included The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, No Country for Old Men...

Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #9. Cristian Mungiu’s Family Photos

Family Photos Director: Cristian Mungiu Writer: Cristian Mungiu It's already been four years since Romanian auteur's last film, the superb Beyond the Hills in 2012---and that's the...

One Floor Below | 2015 Cannes Film Festival Review

Radu Muntean Updates Rear Window to the Modern Age Radu Muntean's One Floor Below, the latest entry in the Romanian New Wave, has a bone...

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